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DONDE ASHMOS PLOWMANExecutive Vice Chancellor & Chief Academic OfficerUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnUNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCEExecutive Vice Chancellor & Chief Academic OfficerUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnJan. 2017 - presentI lead teams of leaders – 3 vice chancellors, 11 deans, 7 assistant/associate vice chancellors – inoverseeing academic programs, growing the research enterprise, recruiting, enrolling, welcomingstudents to a vibrant and supportive campus life. Direct reporting units include 8 colleges, RaikesSchool of Computer Science & Management, library, student enrollment management, globalstudies, graduate education, student affairs, research & economic development, office ofdiversity & inclusion, institutional effectiveness, University Honors program.Campus Planning & Administration Led campus strategic planning effort in preparation for 150th anniversary; co-chaired150-person commission that developed a bold vision for UNL’s future. Leading campus effort to create efficiencies through shared administrative services. Led campus task force on budget allocation model that recommended a hybridresponsibility centered management approach; now part of team developing new model. Helping lead 85 million campaign for new Engineering Building; working withchancellor on other fundraising priorities. Work closely with Athletics Department to continue to grow culture of excellencebetween academics and athletics. Co-led new campus branding effort – “In our grit, our glory”Building Community Launched campus-wide leadership development initiative - #WillingnessToAct – thatincludes extensive leadership training for deans, associate deans, department chairs,professional staff, and aspiring faculty. Created monthly Faculty Club Nights for faculty to get to know one another. Launched ‘The Laurels,’ an annual faculty recognition event. Launched “Let’s Talk,” a coffee & conversation series with faculty in their colleges. Established EVC Office Hours for anyone to drop in and visit without appointment.Student Life Grew student enrollments to largest historic freshmen classes in last two years.Donde Ashmos PlowmanPage 1

Hosted “Husker Dialogues” with 3,200 students attending to learn how to have difficultconversation and civil discourse.Launched “First Gen,” a program bringing first generation students and faculty together.Launched “First Husker,” a unique orientation experience for first generation students.Initiated #GreekVitality to strengthen Greek culture.Oversaw major re-structuring of Student Affairs division, including development ofmental health support program called Big Red Resilience.Founded EVC Student Advisory Board.Research & Innovations Oversaw 8% increase in total research awards in two years. Record number of Fulbright awards and National Merit Scholars in 2018. New undergraduate program: BFA in Emerging Media Arts in Johnny Carson Center ofEmerging Media and several other new programs. Created the first Office of Diversity & Inclusion; hired inaugural Vice Chancellor forDiversity.James R. & Susan Stuart Endowed DeanCollege of Business, University of Nebraska-LincolnJuly 2010-Jan. 2017Fundraising Raised 150 million in six years for capital, program, faculty, student support. Successfully led fundraising for 84 million COB building – Hawks Hall. Oversaw the planning and design of 240,000 square foot new building, opened in 2017.Enrollments 26% increase from 3,317 in 2010 to 4,196 in 2016 57% increase in 1st-time freshmen from 465 in 2010 to 731 in 2016 41% increase in number of minority studentsNew Programs Minor in Business with 1,000 students COB Honors Academy Supply Chain Management and Entrepreneurship majors Professional Enhancement Program for all undergraduates (four 1-hour course sequencerequired of all students for career preparation) Master’s in Business with concentration in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration Graduate certificates in Supply Chain Management and Business Analytics Professional Sales Center and certificate program Executive Education – custom and open enrollment programsDonde Ashmos PlowmanPage 2

Clifton Strengths Institute started Fall 2016, as result of 30 million gift from GallupStudent Services Established Career Services Office at COB. Improved and expanded Student Advising. Established “Dream Big”– summer program to attract under-represented students. Expanded study-abroad opportunities; hired first Director of International Business.Faculty Hired 70 new faculty in six years. Improved gender diversity from 28% women faculty in 2010 to 35% in 2016. Hired Director of International Business to expand college global engagement. Established summer research support program for research active scholars.Visibility Monthly electronic newsletter, Inside COB, and quarterly research newsletter,Contemporary Faculty Research to alums, donors, campus partners, business deans Quarterly letter from dean to CBA parents Active social media presence for college – Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, InstagramOutreach Added new alumni advisory boards totaling 17 different boards. Conducted hundreds of one-on-one meetings with alums and Nebraska employers. Hosted COB alumni events in Denver, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis,Chicago, Milwaukee, New York City. COB Executive Power Lunches and Breakfasts featuring faculty experts. Women in Business Annual Breakfast for Lincoln & UNL communities. Conducted regular seminars in community on topics such as leadership, communication,negotiation, and innovation through Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, RISE, COB. Hosted numerous COB alumni re-unions and tailgates. Launched annual COB Partnership Summit for 200 advisory board members each fall.Rankings/Prestige Raised undergraduate business ranking from #72 to #45 (out of 450 schools) in U.S.News & World Report. Online MBA ranked 15th in the world, 6th in US by Financial Times 2016 ranking.Department Head, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleDepartment of Management, Haslam College of Business 2008-2010United a department made up of three different groups of faculty that had recently beenmerged into one unit.Donde Ashmos PlowmanPage 3

Helped envision, plan, and implement the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation andhired founding Director of Operations, Tom Graves.Re-started a dormant doctoral program in Strategy, revised curriculum, recruited first twoclasses of students.Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & ResearchUniversity of Texas at San Antonio 2000-2003Started a new PhD in Business program (with 4 tracks), hired faculty, developedcurriculum, secured funding, and recruited the first two classes of students. Members ofthe first class are now tenured faculty at Alabama, Auburn, Nebraska.Created first-time college research standards and system for evaluating research.OTHER ACADEMIC EXPERIENCERalph & Janet Heath Professor in ManagementUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville2007-2010Professor of Management, Department of Management,University of Texas at San Antonio2000 - 2007Associate Professor of Management, Division of Management &Marketing, University of Texas at San Antonio1994 - 2000Visiting Associate Professor of Management, Department of Management,University of Texas at Austin1995 - 1996Visiting Associate Professor of ManagementHelsinki School of Economics and BusinessAssistant Professor of Management, Division of Management &Marketing, University of Texas at San AntonioSummer 19951988 – 1994EDUCATIONPh.D.M.Ed.B.A.Strategic Management, University of Texas at Austin, 1988Higher Education Administration, University of North Texas, 1976English, Southern Methodist University, 1974Donde Ashmos PlowmanPage 4

TEACHING EXPERIENCE - Graduate, undergraduate, doctoral, and executive educationcourses in Organization Theory, Strategic Management, Organizational Decision Making andOrganizational Behavior.RESEARCH INTERESTS - Radical change and innovation in complex organizations;leadership and complexity science; organizational decision making, particularly the participationof individuals and groups in strategic decision making; organizational interpretation andmindfulness.REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:Beck, T.E. & Plowman, D.A. (2014). “Temporary, Emergent Interorganizational Collaboration in UnexpectedCircumstances: A Study of the Columbia Space Shuttle Response Effort,” Organization Science. 25 (4): 1234-1252.Anderson, R. A., Plowman, D., Corazzini, K., Hsieh, P-C., Su, H-F., Landerman, L. R., McDaniel, R. R. (2013).“Participation in Decision Making as a Property of Complex Adaptive Systems: Developing and Testing aMeasure.” Nursing Research and Practice. Article ID 706842, 16 pages Open 842/.Madden, L., Duchon, D., Madden, T. & Plowman, D.A. (2012). “Emergent Organizational Capacity forCompassion.” Academy of Management Review, 37 (3): 689-708.Plowman, D.A. & Smith, A.D. (2011). “Authors Response to the Commentaries: Too Hot to Handle, Still”Qualitative Research in Organizations & Management, 6 (1): 101-105.Plowman, D. A. & Smith, A.D. (2011). “The Gendering of Organizational Research Methods: Evidence of GenderPatterns in Qualitative Research,” Qualitative Research in Organizations & Management, 6 (1): 64-82.Ray, J., Baker, L. & Plowman, D.A. (2011).“Organizational Mindfulness in Business Schools: An EmpiricalValidation and Multi-Level Consideration.” Academy of Management Learning & Education Journal, 10 (2):188203.Ford-Eickhoff, K., Plowman, D.A. & McDaniel, R.R. (2011). “Hospital Boards and Hospital Strategic Focus: TheImpact of Board Involvement in Strategic Decision Making,” Health Care Management Review, 36 (2): 145-154.Smith, A.D., Plowman, D.A., & Duchon, D. (2010). “Everyday Sensegiving: A Closer Look at Successful PlantManagers,” Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 46 (2): 220-244.Colon-Emeric, C.S., Plowman, D.A., Bailey, D., Carazzini, K., Ammarell, N., Toles, M., & Anderson, R. (2010).“Regulation and Mindful Resident Care in Nursing Homes,” Qualitative Health Research, 20 (9): 1039-1062.Beck, T.E. & Plowman, D.A. (2009). “Experiencing Rare and Unusual Events Richly:The Role of Middle Managers in Animating and Guiding Organizational Interpretation,” Organization Science, 20(5): 909-924.Smith, A., Plowman, D.A. & Duchon, D. (2009). "A Qualitative Study of High-Reputation Plant Managers: PoliticalSkills and Successful Outcomes,” Journal of Operations Management, 27:428-443.Lichtenstein, B.B. & Plowman, D.A. (2009). “The Leadership of Emergence: A Complex Systems LeadershipTheory of Emergence at Successive Organizational Levels,” Leadership Quarterly, 20: 617-630.Donde Ashmos PlowmanPage 5